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Object Number 27-5-70/D3000
Display Title Kahilis
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kahili kanikau or kahili ku
Object Description Kahili staffs. Pair of orange and black standing kahili.
Inventory Description Kahili, wood pole and stand, orange silk topped with orange and brown feathers
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Dimensions Overall: 206 x 52 x 52 cm (81 1/8 x 20 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D-3000
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Kahilis
27-5-70/D3003 Kahilis
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
27-5-70/D3001 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
27-5-70/D3005.1 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
27-5-70/D3007 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
27-5-70/D3005.2 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
36-37-70/329 Kahili
Staff
Honolulu
Kahili
36-37-70/328 Kahili
Staff
Honolulu
Kahili
36-37-70/330 Kahili
Staff
Honolulu
Kahili
27-5-70/D3006 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
27-5-70/D3008 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Kahili
27-5-70/D3004 Kahili
Staff
Hawaii
Media Restricted
2004.1.587 Staffs (?), bamboo shafts, wood head with tufts of feather and animal hair
Staff